ROR Bride To Be!!

Hello Everyone! I had a traditional wedding planned for Oct. 2009, and just a few weeks ago we decided to scrap the whole idea and head south! We decided on Riu Ocho Rios, it looks amazing! I am having lots of problems though because I am with the school board and can only go either at Christmas or march break. We picked Dec.26 - Jan2. The price is over $2000!! We don't mind paying that because we really want to go to this resort, but our guests aren't too happy!! Any suggestions?